CVE-2024-22231: PYSEC-2026-1900 - Directory creation by malicious user in saltstack

CVE-2024-22231 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2026-07-07

Directory creation by malicious user in saltstack

Technologies: salt (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2024-22231 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-22231 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2024-22231?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 7 July 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
salt (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3005.5, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3005.5,introduced=3006.0,fixed=3006.6.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-22231?
Yes. salt (PyPI): upgrade to 3005.5, 3006.6 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-22231?
Check whether you run salt (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • salt (PyPI): upgrade to 3005.5, 3006.6 or later
    pip install "salt>=3006.6"

Affected products

  • salt (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3005.5, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3005.5,introduced=3006.0,fixed=3006.6

Identifiers

  • CVE-2024-22231
  • GHSA-q27c-j6j9-53w3
  • PYSEC-2026-1900

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